Day 3: Hollywood Studios

The downside to day 3 was that our shoes got soaked from the previous night at Magic Kingdom, and I only brought one pair of tennis shoes per person. So, the boys had to wear the only other pair of shoes I packed: their water shoes. Caleb's flip flops gave him a blister but he did a good job of being a good sport despite that. I should add that we told Carter before the trip that we were bringing one stroller and it was for Bryson so Carter would have to be a big boy and walk everywhere. He did it too! He only asked me to carry him once during the whole trip!

After the previous night's experience, we went ahead and purchased ponchos and set out for the day. It sprinkled lightly in the afternoon, but overall, a great day of weather. Much cooler than the previous day!

Waiting for the bus to take us to Hollywood Studios

We did what everyone else did once the gates opened--head to Toy Story. 

We had a 25 minute wait--not too shabby. Lots of decor to take pictures in front of.

We love the Toy Story ride! It's so awesome. Matt schooled me again by getting a higher score than me.

This toy soldier freaked Bryson out.

Next we headed to Tower of Terror to use a fast pass.

I think the boys were definitely scared on the ride, but they said they liked it. They rode it again with Matt.

While I rode Rockin' Roller coaster, Matt took the boys over to see a magic show. They actually got to participate in the show!

None of the boys were tall enough for Rockin' Roller coaster so Matt and I took turns.

Picture opportunity with Sven

We split up for lunch since Carter was determined to have a ham and cheese sandwich with mustard (his favorite food). So everyone else went for a pizza lunch and Carter and I went to a sandwich place. It was right next to the "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" playground, so Carter played after lunch.

We enjoyed the car show. Caleb and Carter got to meet one of the stunt guys!

Beauty and the Beast

The boys enjoyed the Indiana Jones show and their first funnel cake while watching the show!
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We ran to do Tower of Terror one more time before we planned to leave. The boys had a chance to ride it twice and Matt and I wanted one more ride each. Caleb rode it with Matt while Carter, Bryson and I hung out by the exit and played with bubbles.

Then I used the rider switch pass to ride it again with Carter. When we were less than 10 minutes a way from our turn, Carter told me he didn't want to ride it. When I asked him why, he said he was too scared. I was confused--Carter is our little dare devil and had already been on the ride twice. He claimed it as one of his favorite rides of the day! He started getting more and more adamant that he didn't want to ride it. I was torn because I knew if I got out of line, I wouldn't make everyone else wait for me again, and I really wanted to ride it one more time. I called Matt, and we were trying to figure out if there was a way for Carter to head down the real elevator and meet Matt by himself (which I wasn't really comfortable with) or if I should just get out of line with Carter. A lady next to us heard the dilemma and decided to try to help. She told Carter that she had never been on the ride before and that she was really scared. Carter told her it was only a little bit scary, and she asked if Carter would ride it with her so she wouldn't be scared. That seemed to appease Carter and we got on the ride. Once the ride started, Carter kept saying over and over again that he wanted to get off. Needless to say, I did not enjoy the ride either because I was feeling SO guilty that we didn't get out of line. This picture absolutely breaks my heart--a terrified little boy clinging to his mother for dear life. Biggest regret of the trip; it definitely wasn't worth it. :(

[I asked Carter today if he was mad at me for making him ride Tower of Terror that last time while we were at Disney World. He said no, it wasn't scary, and that he really liked the ride. This picture begs to differ!]

We left the park late afternoon and decided to use our dining points to order room service for dinner when we got back to our resort. It was nice to have a relaxing evening since the previous day/night was so long. I put Bryson to bed early while Matt and the other boys explored the resort.